Reuters - U.S. sanctions against Iran are a �reckless addiction� Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a tweet on Sunday.

�The U.S.� approach to sanctions betrays a pathological and reckless addiction � a condition that renders no bounds or boundary to what the U.S. may or may not do,� Zarif wrote. �And this addictive behavior affects friends and foes alike, unless collectively pushed back.�

Friction between Tehran and Washington has increased since last year when U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of Tehran�s 2015 nuclear deal with six nations and re-imposed sanctions on the country, crippling its economy.

Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; editing by David Evans